Posted on 02/24/2023 3:41:21 PM PST by Baladas
DENVER — The family of a 12-year-old auto theft suspect in Denver who was shot and killed by the vehicle owner say the man should face criminal charges.
Sometime Sunday, Feb. 5, the Denver Police Department received a report of an auto theft.
The vehicle owner told authorities he was tracking the vehicle using an app, and found it later in the day.
When the owner approached the car, he was "involved in an exchange of gunfire" with those inside the vehicle, according to Denver police.
A juvenile male drove the car, where officers found him suffering from a gunshot wound. He was taken to the hospital and later pronounced dead.
The Denver Office of the Medical Examiner identified the juvenile as Elias Armstrong, 12.
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It’s a shame but his buddies fired first
Nobody wants to shoot a child
<< “Even though they were joy riding, it was never that serious for somebody to have to lose their life or for [the car owner] to track down the car the way he did,” said Alicia Henderson, Elias’ sister. >>
Yes, it is that serious. My car is how I do the things I need to do to be able to LIVE, dumb-a$$ bee.
I’m sorry to the car owner that he lost his car temporarily and I’m sorry that he was out in the position of having to take someone’s life. He’s the victim.
<< “I know the car had insurance on it, you know, there’s insurance on his car, but there’s no insurance on my brother’s life to get him back,” said Alicia Henderson, the 29-year-old sister of Elias Armstrong. >>
This family just doesn’t get it, do they? No wonder the 12 year old was out thieving.
It goes on and on and on. Michael Brown, George Floyd, etc. These deaths are sad but families are responsible in many cases. Money doesn’t solve the problem.
Dying is a occupational hazard of being a thief you don’t like that fact don’t steal!
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